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Writing in the Georgia Straight yesterday, Charlie Smith suggested that a provincial election race between David Eby and Kevin Falcon could become a battle of Millenial vs. Boomer voters.
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Writing in the Georgia Straight yesterday, Charlie Smith suggested that a provincial election race between David Eby and Kevin Falcon could become a battle of Millenial vs. Boomer voters.
It's an interesting piece, although it does leave out any analysis of which way the Alex P. Keaton vote will swing (there, I fear, Mr. Falcon may have the advantage).
Regardless, the one graph in Mr. Smith's piece I do take issue with is the following:
Why do I have a problem with that?
"...Eby, more than anyone, is shrewd enough to realize that many millennials are far more interested in racial and gender equality than preceding generations, who sometimes mouthed all the right platitudes but retained control through their mostly white old-boys’ clubs..."
Why do I have a problem with that?
Because, based on Mr. Eby's track record, I think his views on equality have much more to do with conviction than shrewdness.
Which is just one of the reasons this boomer would (will?) likely vote for him.
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Subheader....Given that Eby was born the year punk broke and Falcon in '63, I reckon that, despite the age gap, they both must have played the greatest first day after Christmas (because that's how long it would last) game of all times at least once (It's all in the wrist action!)...
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Subheader....Given that Eby was born the year punk broke and Falcon in '63, I reckon that, despite the age gap, they both must have played the greatest first day after Christmas (because that's how long it would last) game of all times at least once (It's all in the wrist action!)...
Of course, if Mr. E. manages to mobilize the Z's, province-wide (which he has done locally in the past), well...
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1 comment:
Oh Dog I hope Eby can beat this chump. Resoundingly. Beat him so bad he retires a second time. I know that party, whatever it’s going to be called, is going to win again but I do NOT want any of those fake liberals who were part of the campbell/clarke cabal to ever be even close to the levers of power again. Not one.
I’m sure they and falcon are hoping there is enough new people around, and those who have forgotten the worst days, that will vote for them or give them another try.
I feel the NDP could be doing a better job here and there and have left themselves needlessly vulnerable. To be able to win, at any time, they need to be better and appear better than the other possibilities. Much better. It’s unfair but that’s how it is.
I worry too that Eby’s time with the civil liberties group will be made front page during an election. I hope they prepare for that and have answers to the invariable questions. There are a lot of people who were very angry about how they protested or did at times.
I think Eby can do a very good job for British Columbians and hopefully he gets the chance to lead.
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